Salma K. Farid Academy
Salma K. Farid Academy (SKF Academy) is a private non-profit Islamic coeducational preschool and elementary school in Hamden, Connecticut.
Its curriculum, and practices are based solely on the Quran and Sunnah. The school serves children between the ages of 3 and 12 years old during the day, and up to 18 years after school. It also offers adult classes in the evenings.
History
The school opened in October 2008 under the sponsorship of Tariq Farid and his family. It is named in honor of Farid's mother, Salma K. Farid, who died in 2005.
References
- ^ Michael P. Mayko and Marian Gail Brown, Muslim population is growing, Connecticut Post, October 18, 2008
- ^ Both sides adamant in mosque dispute Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, by Jeffery Kurz, Meriden Record-Journal, July 6, 2008